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精 读 高 考 真 题 (十四)
高考英语真题是英语学习的宝藏,精读一篇远胜过刷题十篇。相较于教材、日常习题,高考真题的语料更加新颖、更有针对性。长期精读高考真题有利于增强英语学习的信心,从而极大提高学习英语的效率。
一、真题再现
Simply saying thank you doesn’t seem enough in certain situations. I was considering this while working as a __41___ just a few weeks ago. And it came to me then how much easier it would be if we had a range of words that express different __42_ of gratitude (感谢).
My thoughts were soon __43__. We had a woman patient who was __44__ from a knee replacement operation. One afternoon, while __45__ to get into bed she collapsed (倒下) from what was __46__ discovered to be a heart attack. The collapse was disastrous, __47___ the emergency medical team and good teamwork. But she recovered, though __48___, and was ready for discharge (出院) after four weeks.
She was __49___ for everything that the medical and nursing team had done for her. On her day of discharge, we shared in her __50__ at her recovery. As she was __51__ she was eager to say __52___ to each of us in the nursing team. When she __53__ one nurse, she tried to press a five-pound note into her hand. My colleague ___54___ to accept it, saying that we were all just __55___ our job. The patient looked puzzled, and then __56__: “Oh this isn’t for the __57__ I had. I take that as a __58__. No, this is for setting my hair yesterday.”
And there you have it. To many people, __59___ lives is part of the job but styling hair is an __60___ and should be rewarded.
41. A. cleaner B. chemist C. nurse D. doctor
42. A. grades B. meanings C. needs D. expectations
43. A. brushed aside B. put to the test C. brought under discussion D.taken into account
44. A. departing B. escaping C. retiring D. recovering
45. A. attempting B. choosing C. pausing D. promising
46. A. eventually B. fortunately C. casually D. secretly
47. A. assessing B. requiring C. forming